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2019-12-19
NetHack 3.6.x before 3.6.4 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when reading very long lines from configuration files. This affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid, and shared systems that allow users to upload their own configuration files.
| Products | Nethack |
| Type | Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CWE-120) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226
• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47 • https://nethack.org/security/ • https://bugs.debian.org/947005 • https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5 |